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old guys claim herefords can winter on the poorest hay around, they don't look bad too me

lucky, i have tried some of these new skin treatments for years til one old farmer told me about the old oil trick & in50 years i have never seen it not work. been around cattle for 70 years & made my living at it since i was 11

go to a feed mill & you can beat any of those prices

if she gets 3 bottles of good milk replacer, why would she try anything else

used black motor oil will cure any skin condition on cows or dogs

now you know why no one else was bidding

when we had dairy vet had us make a foot bath with copper sulfate & water, then switched to hydrated lime. 5 day sulfa drugs used to be the drug of choice by vets. now i use cobalt blocks which has more iodine than cobalt. if they still get a sore foot i just use 2 day penicillin

what kind of milk replacer, should be 20 percent fat & 20 percent protein 100 lb calf should have 2 quarts twice a day, if smaller less hungry calf is healthy calf. if he is scouring you need to give electrolytes for one feeding

some angus cows have recessive red bred in & show a little reddish color from time to time

depends where you , lived in northern pa old man & me never fed anything but loose salt or trace mineral, never had any problem, moved to northern mo had to feed minerals free choice & vaccinate cows about 6-8 weeks before freshening or would have calf pneumonia bad

make that 6-8 weeks before calving

used to have a problem with calves getting pneumonia 5-6 weeks of age til I started vaccinating cows 4 weeks before calving

heat & fescue will do it to some

cheap ivermectin will kill them all

pinched nerve, better if you get her outside

tom, years ago our dairy cows had a lot of trouble with this & vet had us give phos in muscle, but it did not help. finally feed man figured with all the corn silage we fed they were not getting enough calcium

vet needs to give her a bottle of calcium, she'll get right up

never paid any attention to it

I prefer koppertox on foot & I find pen works on feet better than la

where you have them & what are they eating for grain & hay.